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Male twin figure "ere ibeji" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Ila Orangun · ID: 3047990

sold EUR 1,000
Size
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch

Description

wood, redwood flour, indigo blue pigment, metal, glass beads, traces of weathering

The heavily rubbed facial features of this figure testify to its long use in the cult.


The object Male twin figure “ere ibeji” with the object ID 3047990 was part of the auction 96th Auction on April 24, 2021. The object with the lot number 244 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000 with an asking price of EUR 500.

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Comparing literature

Polo, Fausto, Enzyklopädie der Ibeji, 2008, ill. 543


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